Solved: PN #724 -- La Roulotte, 1914

oko94 · February 16, 2015, 04:50:42 AM

There seems to be a barrel in place of the bonnet : is this vehicle used to sell beer or wine ?

pnegyesi · February 16, 2015, 04:55:32 AM

not a pedal car and it is not a car created to advertise a product

thorax · February 16, 2015, 05:01:46 AM

for an exhibition?

oko94 · February 16, 2015, 05:23:18 AM

Is there any relation with religion or other beliefs ?

pnegyesi · February 16, 2015, 08:08:14 AM

the car was created for an organisation which participated at a festival.

oko94 · February 16, 2015, 12:28:14 PM

Was it a festival dedicated to some cultural activity (like theater, movies, music...) ?

pguillem · February 16, 2015, 01:32:07 PM

Any relation with the "Chat noir" ?

pnegyesi · February 16, 2015, 02:28:12 PM

no to both questions

oko94 · February 16, 2015, 06:34:14 PM

Was it a festival related to some regional tradition ?

pguillem · February 16, 2015, 09:37:54 PM

Any relation with Gadz'arts ?

pnegyesi · February 17, 2015, 01:11:30 AM

it was a traditional regional festival

oko94 · February 17, 2015, 03:15:45 AM

North of Paris ?

thorax · February 17, 2015, 05:24:27 AM

Quote from: oko94 on February 17, 2015, 03:15:45 AM
North of Paris ?

or south? ;D

pnegyesi · February 17, 2015, 03:58:57 PM

133 km to the south

Wendax · February 17, 2015, 04:22:14 PM

La Roulotte from Orléans, shown at the Fêtes de la Mi-carême, March 19, 1914

thorax · February 17, 2015, 05:00:37 PM

wow!

pnegyesi · February 17, 2015, 11:36:03 PM

and another point goes to Wendax

oko94 · February 18, 2015, 12:26:18 PM

There's a typo in the thread's title : it should be La Roulotte instead of La Roulette. Both words are correct French but the meaning is not the same !

oko94 · February 18, 2015, 12:40:07 PM

I would also argue that this car is not related to a regional festival but to a Catholic religious celebration : "Les fêtes de la Mi-Carême" roughly means "Celebrations held halfway of the Lent period".

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Solved: PN #724 -- La Roulotte, 1914